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Stocks fell on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, as oil prices remained above $100 per barrel ahead of the Federal Reserve's key policy meeting. Brent crude futures rose to $105 per barrel, raising concerns about persistent inflation. The 10-year Treasury yield rose as high as 5.04%, its highest level since 2007, after breaching the 5% threshold on Monday. Investors expect Fed policymakers to raise rates on Wednesday following their two-day policy meeting. Tech stocks gained as chip heavyweight Nvidia led a rebound in semiconductors, following AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI sounding alarms about AI risks and calling for a slowdown in development. Bitcoin declined 3% as a procedural vote on the crypto-related Clarity Act was set for Tuesday afternoon, with the market assigning about a 30% chance the bill would secure the 60 votes needed to proceed.
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By Ines Ferré · Senior Business Reporter Tue, September 15, 2026 at 7:07 AM PDT · 1 min read
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Good morning. Stocks fell on Tuesday as oil prices remained solidly above $100 per barrel ahead of the Federal Reserve's key policy meeting this week.
Brent crude futures (BZ=F) rose to $105 per barrel, raising concerns about persistent inflation.
The 10-year Treasury (^TNX) rose as high as 5.04%, its highest level since 2007, after breaching the 5% threshold on Monday.
Investors expect Fed policymakers to raise rates on Wednesday following their two-day policy meeting.
Here's a check of the markets in the first few minutes of trading, based on a heat map powered by Yahoo Finance AlphaSpace data.
Sector action on Tuesday, Sept. 15.
Tech stocks (XLK) gained as chip heavyweight NVDA led a rebound in semiconductors.
The move comes after AI titans Anthropic (ANTH.PVT) and OpenAI (OPAI.PVT) sounded the alarm about the risks of AI, calling for a slowdown in its development.
Bitcoin (BTC-USD) declined 3% as a long-awaited procedural vote on the crypto-related Clarity Act was set for Tuesday afternoon, with the market assigning about a 30% chance the bill would secure the 60 votes needed to proceed.
Here are some other notable stocks that Yahoo Finance readers are viewing this morning: Bank of America (BAC), Coinbase (COIN), and Nebius Group (ZScaler).
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AI CEOs call for development slowdown, sending chip stocks and markets lower